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Alright. You all know what is coming. I don't think I should keep you waiting. So let's get going.
"Yeesh! What a dump!" Pearl exclaimed once the group made it to the final area. It was full of Octoling ink, with only a few platforms scattered around.
"Pretty sure that Ink is toxic…" Marina noted as she looked down at the platform.
"Watch your steps here, everyone," Sammy warned. She was noticeably very stern with her voice. Marie had also been rather quiet. Then again, everyone else understood perfectly well why they had become like that. While it was still a long shot, they knew there was still the possibility that Callie had started working for the Octarians. Either way, everyone opted to shrug that off. Marina also revealed that the glasses/goggles Octarians wore had brainwashing powers, revealing that DJ Octavio had some far darker tricks up his sleeves.
"Was wondering when this was going to show up," Nicole mumbled to herself as she looked over the new weapon Sheldon had given to her and other agents.
"If you love getting up close and personal, the Herobrush is the weapon for you. Hold it to the ground or swing it around to slash repeatedly! You can close in on enemies really quickly, and then splat 'em to bits like a ninja!" Sheldon explained.
"We are like art ninjas!" Nicole said before doing a bunch of mock karate poses. She managed to do a few before smacking herself in the face with the Herobrush. Jax burst out laughing while Ash chuckled a little.
"They never let us use so many weapons. Normally, Octolings can only train in one or two," Ash revealed.
"Welcome to the super awesome world of having this thing called freedom," Jax said as he swung an arm around the Octoling's shoulder before pointing forward with the brush. "Now let's get moving!"
"Could this level be any more annoying!?" Nicole whined. Invisible floors mixed with Tentakooks were not a fun combination.
"I feel like you find a way to complain about everything," Sammy joked.
"I do not!" Nicole protested.
"From what I've seen, yeah, ya totally do," Pearl chimed it.
"You can get pretty complainy too, Pearl," Marina pointed out. As Pearl went into a stream of angrish, Cap'n Cuttlefish chimed in.
"Ya know, they say misery builds character," He said.
"Why can't fun build character!?" Nicole protested.
"I think I agree with you," Jax groaned when he saw a group of giant Squee-Gs waiting for them. Ash ducked behind him, while Nicole just pouted.
"I remember this place!" Ash gushed. "We used it to pretend we could see the night sky.
"It's nothing compared to the real one, though," Marina chimed in. "I remember I was blown away when Pearlie showed me the real night sky,"
"I remember that too," Pearl said. "You got so emotional I thought something was wrong," Jax and Nicole shared a look. While the night sky was beautiful to them, they could see it every night if they wanted. They never thought it could mean so much to someone.
"Never thought that the night sky could mean so much to you Octos," Cuttlefish added. "It means a lot to some Inklings too. I remember that my granddaughters would try to count the stars almost every summer night!"
"GRAMPS!" Marie and Sammy both protested.
"I guess we should get moving," Jax noted. He felt like the conversation was headed in an awkward direction. Nicole nodded, signaling she agreed with him.
"Watch your step. You know us oily Inklings don't do well in water," Marie warned. It was clear that Sammy and Marie were in better spirits. Clearly that reminder of their childhood days were needed.
"And sadly, the hero suits don't come with the suits that let you swim," Sammy added in. When Inklings wanted to go swimming, they had to wear full body bathing suits that covered their bodies and allowed them to swim.
"I could be up for a visit to the beach when this is over," Jax grumbled to himself as he used his slosher to fling ink at a group of Octarians.
"I've uh, never been to the beach before," Ash admitted.
"That is now my first order of business when this is over," Nicole declared.
"Same!" Pearl and Marina chimed in.
"Maybe we could make it a Squidbeak thing?" Sammy offered.
"I like that plan!" Nicole cheered.
"You guys are all so nice!" Ash cheered.
"The fact this place is called a Madhouse scares me a little," Jax admitted.
"It's a Platform Madhouse," Ash pointed out in an attempt to be helpful.
"That still scares me,"
"Considering you have Splatlings, I think the only mad person here is Nicole," Marie snarked. The Inkling girl, who had been blasting away while laughing, made no attempt to deny this.
"Okay, that is a little scary," Ash admitted. Maybe she should start sleeping with one eye open...
"SO MANY OCTOBALLERS!" Nicole cried as she did her best to use her roller to break them.
"...Is this really what you did in place of bowling, Rina?" Pearl asked.
"Yeah," Marina admitted. "Although, looking back on it, it wasn't as fun as I remember,"
"No kidding!" Nicole snapped.
"Oh grow up," Jax huffed. While he did like Nicole, she could get pretty annoying. This caused her to glare at him.
"Maybe not fight?" Ash said. Jax and Nicole took one look at her little pleading face and suddenly forgot why they were mad. Ash wasn't sure what she did, but she was just happy that they listened.
"Musselforge Fitness for our final Octoling brawl," Jax said as he circled his shoulders. This time, every agent(minus Cuttlefish) had decided they wanted in.
"You sure you're gonna be okay?" Pearl asked Marina and Ash.
"Yeah," Ash replied as she pulled her charger over her shoulder.
"It's just like Turf War, Pearlie. I'll be fine," Marina assured her girlfriend.
"Well...what are we waiting for?" Sammy asked.
"Nothing as far as I can tell," Marie replied.
"Let's go!" Nicole cheered.
"CHARGE!" Every exclaimed as they rushed forward. The Octolings never knew what hit them.
All Zapfish were reclaimed.
Every Octoling kettle/dome had been explored.
All sunken scrolls found.
All weapons tested
All Octobosses beaten.
Only one thing left to do. Confront DJ Octavio himself. Jax, Nicole and Ash were all ready. Sammy and Marie had a backup plan. Sheldon, Pearl, Marina and Cuttlefish were ready to help where they could.
It was go time.
"A stadium," Jax noted when he saw the battle arena. "Ya know, this way nicer then my last battle with DJ Octavio.
"Why would he want to broadcast this battle to all of his forces?" Cuttlefish wondered out loud. The three agents let that dwell as they launched themselves over to the battlefield. A puddle of ink was surrounding a small stage, where a lone figure stood on it.
"Wait...is that...CALLIE!?" Sammy and Marie exclaimed. Calle turned around. To say she looked different was an understatement. She was wearing sunglasses that looked a lot like the Octolings were wearing, new earings, a new head piece, a leather midriff baring shirt, gloves, and tights, and black boots. An octopus tattoo was now present on her stomach.
"I hope she keeps that outfit," Jax said before he could stop himself. Everyone on his side glared him down(even the ones he couldn't see. Callie then turned around.
"I told you to leave…" She said with her arms crossed.
"Callie…" Sammy said wistfully.
"Why?" Marie asked, finishing Sammy's statement.
Callie ignored the question asked as she struck a pose. "Now you leave me no choice….Prepared to be rocked!"
"You're the one getting rocked!" Nicole challenged as she and the other two agents readied themselves.
"Hey, DJ!" Callie called out as she gave a double point to the sky. The stage she was standing on rose up, revealing DJ Octavio in a DJ booth, much like his one from two years prior. He sucked up the Great Zapfish.
"Octavio in da houuuuuuuuuuse!" He taunted. "GYHA HA HA! I REMIXED CALLIE'S BRAIN!"
"Time for our first song of the night: Bomb Rush Blush!" Callie announced to a cheering crowd.
"Time to drop the beat down!" DJ Octavio said as he got ready for a brawl.
"Shoot back his fists!" Jax ordered, remembering back to his first fight with the DJ. Sure enough, blasting the fists with enough ink launched them back. However, some fists would spin, preventing them from being blasted. He could also fire out splat bombs.
"Callie! It's us!" Sammy begged after the agents had knocked DJ Octavio out of his mech and then back into it.
"You're cousins/sisters Sammy and Marie! Try to remember!" Marie added in.
"DJ!" Callie cried. "DROP THAT SPICY WASABI BEAT!"
"That didn't work," Nicole snarked.
"GYHA HA HA! Comin' with that hotness!" The DJ replied. Now, he could summon weird bombs that looked like takoyaki that would summon mini ink twisters if not destroyed. He also swapped out the splat bombs for suction bombs. He would also rain ink down, much like the Octoshower(the reminder of that fight caused all the giants to shudder a little). Despite Callie not attacking, her singing was a reminder that she was not on their side. Even worse was that it was her solo song. Suddenly, everyone heard the sound of...a truck?
"The cavalry has arrived!" Pearl announced. Sheldon was driving a flying Squid Sisters truck, with Pearl and Marina on top, with Marina behind her DJ booth.
"We're here!" Sammy called out.
"Hold on!" Marie said. Both were dressed in their Squid Sister's uniforms. Marie was armed with her charger. With a quick blast, she knocked off Callie's sunglasses.
"AHHH!" Callie exclaimed.
"NOOOO! The hypnoshades!" DJ Octavio cried.
"Yes!" Marie cheered. "That was a direct hit with my special low-tide ink!"
"Nice shot!" Sammy cheered.
"Unnnhhhh…." Callie groaned as she gripped her head.
"Now, agents! While Callie is stunned!" Marie ordered. "Make DJ Octavio pay!"
"We've gotta sing!" Sammy added in. "Hit it, Marina!" The friendly DJ gave a thumbs up as she started to play the background music for Marie's song, Tide Goes Out. DJ Octavio didn't change much this time. While he could move faster and would dash before a punch, everything was the same as last time.
"How long till that ink works?" Ash asked.
"My...My head…" Callie groaned.
"My guess is that it's working now," Jax said with a grin.
"Callie! Remember!" Marie and Sammy called out. Marina then switched the music to a very familiar sound.
"That heavenly melody!" Marie called out as she posed.
"The hypnotizing beat!" Sammy added in as she copied Marie.
"The one and only…" Callie said as she copied the pose, although clearly trying to fight it. "I….I remember….! YEAH!" In a flash, Callie stood with her sisters, dressed in her Squid Sister outfit as all three sang the first few lines of a brand new version of Calamari Inkantation.
"Behold, Spicy Calamari Inkantation," Pearl declared.
"THE SQUID SISTERS ARE BACK!" Sheldon cheered, saying everyone was thinking. DJ Octavio flew away, but a launchpad formed. However, the agents all groaned when they saw a weapon drone coming.
"I don't think now is the best time, Sheldon!" Nicole snapped before grabbing the weapon anyways. She, along with the other agents, gasped.
Inside the drones were Rainmakers!
"Let's cook that DJ!" Nicole declared as she rushed for the launchpad, her fellow agents following. Now, all DJ Octavio could do was fire both kinds of punches, but with the rainmakers and the music empowering the agents, he stood no chance.
"BOOYAH!" All three agents declared as they slammed their rainmakers down onto the mad DJ.
All three agents rushed back to the square to find the Great Zapfish back where it belonged. Pearl and Marina appeared on the TV.
"Y'all know what time it is!" Pearl started.
"It's Off The Hook , coming at you LIVE from Inkopolis square!" Marina finished.
"Check it, here are the current Regular Battle stages," Pearl said. Before Marina could even bring up the first stage, Pearl noticed something. "HOLD YOUR SEAHORSES, MARINA! We have breaking news!"
"Wait...WHAT!?" Marina exclaimed.
"The Great Zapfish is back?" Pearl read before realizing what she had just said. "THE GREAT ZAPFISH IS BACK!" The picture then cut to the Zapfish back on the tower. "AW YEAH!"
"I'm so happy right now!" Marina cheered. "I have to get a picture of this!"
"Anyways, in other news, here are the current Regular Battle sta-," Pearl began only to cut herself off again. "WAIT! Marina, we've got another breaking news alert!"
"What now?" Marina asked. The monitor then revealed Callie's return.
"HOLY CARP! CALLIE'S BEEN FOUND! Are you guys seeing this? Now that's news!" Pearl exclaimed.
"Callie is back? YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" Marina cheered. "I didn't know if I would ever see her again!"
"We're glad you're back, Callie. Being the best is too easy with competition," Pearl said.
"Seriously!" Marina agreed. "It takes three to make the one and only Squid Sisters,"
"Yo, Marina. Let's drop a new track to celebrate," Pearl said.
"Good idea, Pearl!" Marina agreed. "I've got just the jam. This next song request comes from 'Freshly Fried Boy'," Nicole and Ash noticed Jax slipping his phone into his pocket, but chose not to comment. "It's a remix of Squid Sister Sammy's solo song, Fresh Start. This time, though, all three sisters are going to sing!" As the song began, Jax, Nicole, and Ash all smiled. Things were finally back to the way it should be.
Next time, one more chapter. This time, it's to tie up some loose ends and give you all one more reveal before I take a break while planning out the next story. See ya then.